Acoustic Monitoring

Small reddish brown bat being held.
The beginning of September marked the end of the field season for the Illinois Bat Conservation Program (IBCP) as we finished work at our final, northern-most field site.  As fall begins, Illinois bat species begin to prepare for winter migration and/or hibernation and their activity patterns, habitat use, and presence […]

End of Season Update

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The Illinois Bat Conservation Program field team has finished work at our 4th field site this summer, north of the town of Oblong, IL.  Our field work has focused on collecting data using bat acoustic detectors.  These detectors record the echolocation calls bats use to navigate as they fly and […]

Summer Acoustic Monitoring

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